The Sewing Mom

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Wheat Food Council. All opinions are 100% mine.

My daughter is in 8th grade and is studying the nitrogen cycle in science. I wonder if they cover the food cycle as part of their studies. Really, have you ever thought about where our food comes from? Seriously, it can be a very interesting learning experience is you track back to the beginning. I think I may just have to email her science teacher and send him the link to How Wheat Works which is sponsored by the Wheat Foods Council and shows how wheat goes from being planted in the ground to being food on the table, with all the steps in between.

Wheat is in so many of our daily foods, whether we’re using flour for making gravy or baking cookies. Wheat is in our breads, tortillas, many chips, snack foods and cereals. Using the How Wheat Works interactive program, you can plant, harvest, mill, bake and then virtually eat the wheat you’ve grown! It’s fascinating to see the entire process and kids especially will enjoy the learning process and the online interactive activity. There are 4 programs, each taking just a few minutes to complete, and one can be completed each day.

As an added benefit, for each person that completes the 4 day cycle, the Wheat Foods Council will donate 2 pounds of flour to OperationHomeFront.net, a non-profit group that provides assistance to U.S. Troops and their families in need.

I’ve all ready started my farming activity, how about you?